Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth is causing quite a stir with her latest Guardian article and she'll be with us today from New York to take your questions and comments.
That''s all for now folks. Thanks for your comments. The podcast will be available soon (in about 30 mins).
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Ur guest needs 2 make up her mind was she raped or almost raped Did she not report it as she said or did she report one rape or one almost rape?
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@主播大秀_WHYS Why does Ms. Wolf not want other women to have the choice she had?
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@主播大秀_WHYS I beg you, please give @jaclynf the same hour you have given to Naomi Wolf to provide an alternative perspective.
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Do you see privacy concerns if what you want does become law? Alex in Chicago USA
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RT @eastsidekate: Is there going to be a transcript of @NaomiWolf @主播大秀_WHYS? 'Cause that'd be important and terrifying. #mooreandme
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Seconded. RT @KateHarding Thanks @RosAtkins for holding Naomi's feet to the fire on @bbc_whys
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RT: @Shakestweetz: How bout less time arguing survivors are immoral & more time arguing rapists & victim-blamers are immoral.
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Jackson in Atlanta: I agree with Naomi Wolf 100 percent, without speaking out nothing will change: Perfect example, The Civil Rights movement of the Black Americans in the 50s & 60s. Where would we be if Martin Luther King hadn't spoke out or if Rosa Parks hadn't stayed seated in that seat? To put a face on rape is to personalize it, it makes it real & reality cannot be denied.
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Brandon emailed: My mother was the victim of sexual assault in the US Air Force and did not receive recognition until recently. The perpetrator was scolded and transferred to another base, but my mother fell apart emotionally and was demoted due to an inability to complete her work. She was then prosecuted to be dishonorably discharged. She is now a disabled veteran and suffers from PTSD and anxiety related to the incident. I believe the culture of such things in the military has changed since then (I am myself a US Navy veteran), but clearly at the time she did not benefit from going to her Commanding Officer seeking help. She was abandoned.
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Scott in Atlanta: This woman is just not credible. Y'all can do better! she keeps changing her story every time someone asks her a question. victims deserve justice and criminal defendants deserve sue process and the right to confront their accusers. No one is helped by this woman who was raped then she wasn't raped or she was but the guy didn't quite cross the line. I don't believe she knows what she is talking about.
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Thank you for this hour. I have lost all respect for Naomi Wolf due to her comments on the program. Thank you for opening my eyes
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so, #naomiwolf/ @主播大秀_WHYS, you want systemic change, but also think if accusers want to be anonymous they should not report? #mooreandme
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Lynn on FB: Wolf is essentially asking individual women to be scapegoats without a culture of support. Even with media anonymity - we know the majority of rape victims don't come forward. Why should individual women take the responsibility for changing the system and culture?
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Patricia on FB: Does a robbery victim have a choice? How about the family of a murder victim? Suicide? All of these crimes have emotional components that are hard to get over. They don't have a choice! How is rape different? Is it protecting the victim or the perpetrator?
Should sex-crime accusers be named?
| Friday, 1 Jan. 2011 | 17:59 - 19:00 GMT
Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth is causing quite a stir with her latest Guardian article and she'll be with us today from New York to take your questions and comments.
Your comments
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That''s all for now folks. Thanks for your comments. The podcast will be available soon (in about 30 mins).
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Ur guest needs 2 make up her mind was she raped or almost raped Did she not report it as she said or did she report one rape or one almost rape?
Comment sent via Twitter
@主播大秀_WHYS Why does Ms. Wolf not want other women to have the choice she had?
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@主播大秀_WHYS I beg you, please give @jaclynf the same hour you have given to Naomi Wolf to provide an alternative perspective.
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Do you see privacy concerns if what you want does become law? Alex in Chicago USA
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RT @eastsidekate: Is there going to be a transcript of @NaomiWolf @主播大秀_WHYS? 'Cause that'd be important and terrifying. #mooreandme
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Seconded. RT @KateHarding Thanks @RosAtkins for holding Naomi's feet to the fire on @bbc_whys
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RT: @Shakestweetz: How bout less time arguing survivors are immoral & more time arguing rapists & victim-blamers are immoral.
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Jackson in Atlanta: I agree with Naomi Wolf 100 percent, without speaking out nothing will change: Perfect example, The Civil Rights movement of the Black Americans in the 50s & 60s. Where would we be if Martin Luther King hadn't spoke out or if Rosa Parks hadn't stayed seated in that seat? To put a face on rape is to personalize it, it makes it real & reality cannot be denied.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Brandon emailed: My mother was the victim of sexual assault in the US Air Force and did not receive recognition until recently. The perpetrator was scolded and transferred to another base, but my mother fell apart emotionally and was demoted due to an inability to complete her work. She was then prosecuted to be dishonorably discharged. She is now a disabled veteran and suffers from PTSD and anxiety related to the incident. I believe the culture of such things in the military has changed since then (I am myself a US Navy veteran), but clearly at the time she did not benefit from going to her Commanding Officer seeking help. She was abandoned.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Scott in Atlanta: This woman is just not credible. Y'all can do better! she keeps changing her story every time someone asks her a question. victims deserve justice and criminal defendants deserve sue process and the right to confront their accusers. No one is helped by this woman who was raped then she wasn't raped or she was but the guy didn't quite cross the line. I don't believe she knows what she is talking about.
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Thank you for this hour. I have lost all respect for Naomi Wolf due to her comments on the program. Thank you for opening my eyes
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so, #naomiwolf/ @主播大秀_WHYS, you want systemic change, but also think if accusers want to be anonymous they should not report? #mooreandme
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Lynn on FB: Wolf is essentially asking individual women to be scapegoats without a culture of support. Even with media anonymity - we know the majority of rape victims don't come forward. Why should individual women take the responsibility for changing the system and culture?
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Patricia on FB: Does a robbery victim have a choice? How about the family of a murder victim? Suicide? All of these crimes have emotional components that are hard to get over. They don't have a choice! How is rape different? Is it protecting the victim or the perpetrator?